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St Peter

St Peter

Maxey

Cambridgeshire

Norman nave with early C15 clerestory windows the small Norman clerestory windows can be seen from inside.

Architectural Features

C13 chancel with 2-light south windows one with Y tracery, the other has foiled circle and a 3-light Perpendicular east window.

Small, late C13 treasury on south east of chancel with lancets, some with iron grilles and vaulted.

Chantry chapel on north side of chancel founded 1367 but rebuilt C15 with large Perpendicular windows and battlements.

West tower in 4 storeys, the first 3 stages early C12, the lower 2 have thin flat buttresses strengthened in C14 with buttress set-offs.

Interior: early C12 tower arch, the arch itself remodelled.

Two bay Norman north arcade with window piers with scalloped capitals and heavy square abaci and roll moulded arches.

Late C12 south arcade with circular piers, light square abaci, scalloped capitals and 2 chamfered arches with nailhead decoration.

C13 chancel with fine arch between chapel and north aisle with pierced cusps and sub cusps.

C18 font.